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Myriad Butterflies (Yu Sheng) (set of 2) (Taiwan)
Butterflies in Qingyu Province, on (different) handscrolls called “Myriad Butterflies” produced by Yu Sheng during the Qing Dynasty. Set of two maximum cards, postmarked as shown and with more technical information on the original cellowrap. Grade: 1
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Ancient Chinese Paintings – 24 Solar Terms (Spring) (set of 6) (Taiwan)
You might want to see our entry 39600567 and others near that, for the other three seasons. This set of six maximum cards — the scan shows two of those, plus the cover — was issued on 5 February 2023. It’s a nice and comprehensive series of artworks, and if all four seasons are still available and you want them all, we’ll offer a discount. Grade: 1
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1984 Olympics, USA Women’s Basketball
Unused card 827C issued in San Antonio in June 1983 by the U.S. Postal Service. Grade: 1
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Hongkong Post Headquarters (set of 5)
Hongkong Post celebrates itself in this set of five postal-themed cards showing old and new artwork, issued in 2023. We have two unused sets available, in their original Cello-wrap: one of just the five cards (Grade: 1, $9) and another of five maximum cards as appears in our scan (Grade: 1, $16).
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50th Anniversary of China-Spain Diplomatic Relations (set of 2)
Issued as set MC-134 by China Philatelic in 2023, both cards feature flamingos but one is stamped and postmarked as China, while the other, naturally, represents Spain. Grade: 1
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National Archaeological Site Park (Set of 4) (PR China)
Here is China National Philatelic’s 2023 set MC-137 of four maximum cards showing (and identifying in Chinese) various archaeological artifacts. Our scan shows the front of the cardboard cover at the lower right, and three of the four cards. Grade: 1
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Innovation in Science and Technology (IV) (Set of 5) (PR China)
The cardboard cover for this set of five maximum cards appears in the top right of our scan, along with most of three of those five cards. It’s China National Philatelic set MC-138 from 2023, and the cards show experimental rice, the Mars Rover, a cosmic ray observatory, a satellite, and … artificial starch. Definitely an outer-space theme. Grade: 1
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Lunar New Year 2010 – Year of the Tiger (Hong Kong)
Unused, and in full Maximum Card style. Grade: 1
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Charming Chinese Lanterns (Hong Kong)
No mistaking the clarity or purpose of this unused Hongkong Post maximum card from 2006. Grade: 1
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World Wide Fund for Nature – 26 August 1991 (Set of 4) (Falkland Islands)
That was a busy philatelic year for WWF, and it can be hard to pin down what’s really available online. So we will be as clear as we can: this is a set of four Falkland Islands maximum cards, presumably all showing penguins though the set remains sealed in Cello-wrap. Grade: 1
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World Wide Fund for Nature (1991 Set of 4) (New Zealand)
Issued on 9 June 1991 by New Zealand’s Philatelic Bureau, this set has four maximum cards, showing a Blue Duck, Yellow-eyed Penguin, Rock Wren, and Kaka — each with their scientific names in the captions. Grade: 1
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Declared Monuments in Hong Kong II (Set of 6)
Our scan shows one of the six cards in the set, issued in 2024 by Hongkong Post with acknowledgement to The Commissioner for Heritage’s Office and the Antiquities and Monuments Office of the Development Bureau. The unused set is in its original, sealed Cello-wrap. It’s the same cards as our entry 203081094, except that these are maximum cards as you might see in the scan. Grade: 1
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Qinling Mountains (Set of 9) (PR China)
Set MC-139 of nine maximum cards from China National Philatelic, issued in 2024 and captioned entirely in Chinese, all in a sort of plastic sleeve. You can see one of the cards here. QR codes and bar codes may help you decipher the details. As mountain postcards go, this is really a very nice set. The Qinling (秦岭) or Qin Mountains, formerly known as the Nanshan (“Southern Mountains”), are a major east–west mountain range in southern Shaanxi Province, and mark the divide between the drainage basins of the Yangtze and Yellow River systems, providing a natural boundary between North and South China. Grade: 1
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Mogao Grottoes (Set of 4) (PR China)
From Wikipedia (edited): “The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes, form a system of 500 temples, 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, on the Silk Road, in Gansu province. The caves may also be known as the Dunhuang Caves; however, this term is also used as a collective term to include other Buddhist cave sites in and around that area, such as the Western Thousand Buddha Caves, Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves, Yulin Caves, and Five Temple Caves. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art, spanning a period of 2,000 years.” Our scan shows parts of the four cards, issued by China National Philatelic in 2024 as set MC-140, and the cardboard cover. Grade: 1
